PCMC Mayor Nitin Kalje likely to get in trouble over caste certificate

PCMC Mayor Nitin Kalje likely to get in trouble over caste certificate

Tanaji Khot

Wednesday, 26 July 2017

Pimpri Chinchwad Mayor Nitin Kalje is likely to get in trouble as his caste certificate was challenged by the district caste validation committee.

In April, Bombay High Court had ordered caste validation vigilance committee to re-examin his caste certificate and submit the report to district caste validation committee.

The committee has rejected the report submitted by vigilance committee.

Pimpri Chinchwad Mayor Nitin Kalje is likely to get in trouble as his caste certificate was challenged by the district caste validation committee.

In April, Bombay High Court had ordered caste validation vigilance committee to re-examin his caste certificate and submit the report to district caste validation committee.

The committee has rejected the report submitted by vigilance committee.

This raises a question over the caste claim made by Kalje. Ghanshyam Khedekar who lost the election against Kalje had approached Bombay High Court challenging caste claim of Kalje just after results of civic polls.

He alleged that Kalje had submitted bogus caste certificate of Kunbi caste for contesting the election, while Kalje belongs to Maratha caste which falls under open category.